François Aquin

François Aquin (March 6, 1929 – November 23, 2017) was a nationalist politician in Quebec, Canada.[1][2]

François Aquin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Dorion
In office
1966–1969
Preceded byDistrict created in 1965
Succeeded byMario Beaulieu
Personal details
Born(1929-03-06)March 6, 1929
Montreal, Quebec
DiedNovember 23, 2017(2017-11-23) (aged 88)
Laval, Quebec
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party

Background

Aquin was an attorney. He was born on March 6, 1929 in Montreal and died on November 23, 2017 in Montreal. He was a cousin of writer Hubert Aquin.

Liberal Activist

Early on, Aquin was a supporter of the Liberal Party of Quebec. He was President of the party's Youth Commission from 1959 to 1963 and President of the party from 1963 to 1964.

Member of the legislature

Aquin won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1966 in the district of Dorion. In the aftermath of French President Charles de Gaulle's visit to Canada, Aquin declared himself in favor of the political independence of Quebec and left his party to sit as an Independent.

With René Lévesque and other supporters, he co-founded the Mouvement Souveraineté–Association in April 1968, which officially became the Parti Québécois in October of that same year. In November 1968 though, Aquin resigned his seat.

Footnotes
  1. "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
  2. "Maître François Aquin Ad. E. 1929-2017 - Obituaries". www.urgelbourgie.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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